The Government is continuing its work with a new composition

As nine new ministers have taken oath today before President of the Republic Abdel Fattah Al- Sisi, in the presence of the Prime Minister Ismail Sherif, the Government, is continuing its work with its new composition on the follow up of the implementation of its program for economic reforms, and taking more steps towards sustainable development, in order to improve the living conditions and services provided to Egyptian citizens. The oath took part after the Parliament approved on February 13th the draft cabinet reshuffle which included nine ministerial portfolios as follows:

Dr. Saleh Abdul Rahman Ahmed Abdel-Rahman was also appointed as Deputy Minister of Planning, for Administrative Reform Affairs.

The Prime Minister stated on this occasion that the cabinet reshuffle was according to what was needed at this stage to boost work and inject new blood to achieve development goals. He wished the new ministers success in their coming responsibilities and efforts towards improving their ministries performance, and stressed upon innovation and new ideas for resolving problems. The prime Minister pointed out that the appointment of three deputies for the Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation reflects the importance of the ministry's role in developing livestock and agricultural production and fulfilling citizen's needs of essential food commodities.